001All right. Good evening, uh, East Hampton Town Board. Uh, we're live on channel 22. We're streaming to YouTube. All lines are open. This meeting is being recorded. You may begin. Great. Thank you, Matthew. Good evening everyone and welcome to the East Hampton Town Board meeting of Thursday, June 4th, 2026. Michael, if you could please read the roll call. >> Council member Flight, >> present. >> Deputy Supervisor Lee, >> present. >> Council member Rogers, >> present. >> Council member Calder Pedmont, >> Supervisor Burke Gonzalez, >> present. If we could all please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> So tonight we have four public hearings
002that'll be followed by public portion. We ask you to kindly keep your comments to three minutes and then we have uh board resolutions. But before we begin, we have our town historian here, Hugh King. Welcome, Hugh. >> Thank you, Madam Supervisor. Um, I just want to comment, um, in all my years that I've been doing this, I don't think there's ever been a time when so many historical associations have been together in one room. And I want to thank the board for doing that. And I think that's something maybe we should do every year and invite them all in. They can tell you what they're going to be doing for the year. And maybe you maybe I'll tell them to come in at budget time so they can ask you for some [laughter] money. Okay.
003Now I want to mention the other part of that program. Deputies uh deputy supervisor Lee and Chesley Wins Kelsley Winslow's finding all those plaques was one thing but the history that they got with the plaques was was correct because they ran it by me twice. So if there's a mistake that's on me. Okay, that was really well done. And now that we know that Chelsea could sing, >> why not at the July 2nd board meeting when the town crier comes here to talk about the Declaration of Independence, she could sing Yankee Doodle Dandy. Okay. All right. Now, enough of that. Okay. On on June 12th at six o'clock down at Damance at Life Saving Station, there's going to be the reenactment uh ceremony. Again, every year that's done. This year, um, the script was written
004by Jeannie Henderson. So, why did the saboturs land in Amigansit? What happened to the submarine that made it very dangerous? Why didn't the Coast Guard find the sabotur up at the train station? And what did Jahoo have to do with this whole case? Those and many other questions will be answered on June 12th at six o'clock down at the life saving station. And then um at the next meeting, I think it's like the third meeting in June, we're going to be talking about Thomas Jefferson Davis and John Howard Payne. That's all I got. >> Great. Thank you, Hugh. >> So, tonight we have a special treat. We have our county legislator and welker here. And if you'd like to come up, I know that you have something you want to share with all of us.
005>> Good evening, Madame Supervisor, members of the town board. It's a thrill to be here tonight. Um, East End of Long Island has long been home to countless world-renowned writers like Nobel Prizewinning novelist John Steinbeck, Tony Award-winning playwright Al Al Edward Albby, Pulitzer Prize winner winning poet Philip Schultz and Tammy None Morgan, a resident of Southampton, also a Pulitzer Prizewinning poet. But now, an East Hampton High School sophomore is added to that list of worldrenowned writers. She, Jessica Berger, is won first place in the Suffach County Poetry Competition. Um she was the first re first award winner out of 71 poem submissions and from students ranging from freshman in high school until seniors. Her award-winning poem, What That Light Costs, I think will be a very special treat when she recites it later today. So,
006we're thrilled. Jessica, if you would like to come forward. This is a proclamation on behalf of the Suffach County Legislature and we we I won't read it to you, but it it talks about your achievements and we are so proud of you on behalf of Suffach County. [applause] So when county legislator and welker contacted us and said that you had won, that's how we got the news and we were very excited and that she wanted to come and do it here in East Hampton. um you know, we felt it's only appropriate to share with you what we think of you and your successes and your accomplishments. So whereas the town of East Hampton is proud to recognize the accomplishments of its young people whose talents and creativity strengthen our community. And whereas Jessica Burgerer, a
007sophomore at East Hampton High School, has brought great pride to her school, her family, and the entire East Hampton community by earning first place in the Suffach Youth Poetry Contest. And whereas this countywide competition invited original poetry submissions from teens across Suffach County, demonstrating the creativity of our young writers. And whereas Jessica's winning poem, What That Light Costs, reflects the pressures many young people feel today, and the importance of choosing self-standing, creativity, and emotional honesty in the face of these pressures. And whereas through your writing, Jessica has shown not only remarkable artistic talent, but also a powerful ability to give language to feelings that many people experience, but have struggled to express. And whereas Jessica has described poetry as a way she makes sense of the world and her recognition in this competition is a
008meaningful affirmation of the value of young voices, especially voices that speak with honesty and heart. And whereas East Hampton is fortunate to have students like Jessica as well as teachers, mentors, and school leaders who encourage creativity, support self-expression, and help young people discover the power of their own voices. Now therefore, be it proclaimed that I, Kathy Beronzalez, supervisor of the town of East Hampton, on behalf of the town board and the residents of East Hampton, do hereby recognize and congratulate you for winning first place in the Suffach County Poetry Contest and for representing East Hampton with talent in the voice. Thank you. [applause] Hi, my name is Jessica Ber. I'm a sophomore at East Hampton High School and there we go. And a student writer. I personally, my favorite type of writing is poetry. It's
009where I feel the most vulnerable and honest. I feel it's the easiest way to express emotion and just make sense of the world around you, which is very complicated and hard to understand sometimes. And I believe everyone can get the chance to should get the chance to write poetry. It doesn't matter how good you think you are. I think everyone should have the chance to. So, I think if my poetry can inspire people to start writing their feelings into poems, I think that would be amazing. Um, I will also read my poem right now. So, this is my poem, What the Light Cost. There is a quiet kind of rebellion in choosing breath over brilliance. Each morning, waking to the sound of my pulse tapping against the windows of my ribs, asking if I'm still
010here, if I can still name the sky after a night of forgetting. I used to worship the ticking clock, bowing to its steady sermon of achievement. Now time's a spilled jar of ink. I'm too busy cleaning the stains to write down what I've learned. My mind has become a garden of waiting ambitions, dreams that have due dates, intentions overgrown by exhaustion. The soil is rich with all I meant to do. But I've been busy, busy teaching my lungs how to stay open when the air is heavy. Every night I trade something unseen, a line of focus, a spark of drive to keep the lantern inside of me from flickering out. It's a delicate exchange really, a kind of invisible math. How many pieces of tomorrow need I spend to make it through the day? I'm
011learning slowly that survival has its own syllabus. It doesn't reward memorization or speed. It asks for softness, stillness, for the ability to look at an unfinished task and say, "I choose me instead." Though the world keeps handing out certificates for endurance, I'm building something quieter. A life that glows dimly, but honestly, because not every victory wears a medal. Some live in the shadows between breaths, in the pulse that refuses to quiet. In a world that feeds on ashes, that's the closest thing to grace. >> Wow. Beautiful. [applause] >> That was beautiful. >> Thank you. >> Congratulations. Keep it [laughter] up. >> Really great grateful that you joined us tonight and and shared with a piece of you. You know, it's >> Thank you so much for having me, all of you. I really appreciate it.
012You >> Thank you so much. [snorts] >> Okay, Michael, if you could please read the first public hearing notice. The public hearing will be held live and in person by the town board and will be available electronically by video and teleconferencing and will be televised on local TV LTV channel 22 and available for liveream on the LTV website ltv.org. The public shall be permitted to appear in person, but it may also provide comments on the matters being heard by calling 351-8886331. Any person or party wishing to be heard with respect to the foregoing may do so in person or by agent or by attorney or by written comment addressed to the East Hampton Town Clerk, 159 Panagle Road, East Hampton, New York 11 1973. Comments may also be submitted to the town clerk by email
013to mhansen e hamptonny.gov. All comments must be received by the town clerk by the date and time of the public hearing. Please check the meeting agenda posted on the town's website, ehamptonny.gov, for any changes and for updated information. Take notice that the town board of the town of East Hampton will hold a public hearing on June 4, 2026 at 6 PM or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard in the town board meeting room, town hall, 159 Panagle Road, East Hampton, New York to hear comments of the public on the adoption of the 2026 affordable dwelling unit construction assistance pilot program. the an abstract of which is as follows. The 2026 affordable dwelling unit construction assistance pilot program provides loans up to $100,000 to the extent of available funds totaling $1 million for
014the 2026 calendar in the form of a no interest deferred payment loan to be utilized for the construction of affordable dwelling unit. Which unit shall be made available for occupancy by an individual affordable housing tenant at a rental cost meeting the town's affordable housing guidelines? Copies of the proposed 2026 affordable dwelling unit construction assistant pilot program are on file in the town clerk's office and are available for review Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. exclusive of holidays and are also available on the town's website at eampny.gov. Thank you, Michael. Would anyone like to address the board on this public hearing? David. >> Good evening, David. >> David Springs. I want to start off by saying I had a hearty laugh when I read in the newspaper the text of the notice of public
015hearing and saw that the term ADU for purposes of the notice of public hearing had been redefined to be affordable dwelling unit and not accessory dwelling unit. Go back and look at the notice. It's true. I kid you not. Myself and others had tried mightily without success to have the town code retain the word affordable when the term affordable accessory apartments was being replaced with the amorphous term accessory dwelling units. Well, it made a temporary return, but it's it was an error, I'm sure. Before I delve into my substantive comments concerning this public hearing, I am always interested to maximize the ability of the public to follow along with local governmental action by being able to readily find and access relevant information. In fact, section 103E of the New York State Open Public Meetings Law
016requires the town to make available to members of the public relevant town documents that are required by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law to be public records and that are scheduled to be the subject of discussion by a public body during an open meeting, to be made available upon request to the extent practicable at least 24 hours prior to the meeting during which the records will be discussed. The best practice would be for the town board to post and to provide links to the specific places on the town website where public records relevant public records are available that are relevant to a scheduled town board meeting discussion especially concerning those topics that state law mandates a public hearing be held before the town board may act. You are already doing an excellent job
017of doing this practice with regard to townboard work session documents uh discussion topics. Relevant documents and presentations are posted on the town website and recently links have been added to the agenda to add the public to aid the public in locating those documents. I commend you for that. However, when it comes to public hearings such as this one tonight at regular town board meetings, you often fall short. The subject of this public hearing was previously discussed at town board work sessions and the 2026 ADU construction assistance pilot program has been published in both draft and final form. However, if one were to be interested or concerned about this topic, nowhere in the resolution scheduling the public hearing and nowhere in the notice of public hearing is there any specific reference to where those relevant documents
018can be viewed other than a generic statement that further details on the program are available in the program documents which are available to the public on the town's website. Well, that doesn't help with some people. Well, I was able to locate the relevant documents. I reviewed them and I do have several questions. So now to the substance. The text of the pilot program does not uh seem to include any statement that before any ADU construction assistance grant is made that an authorizing town board resolution will be required. This may have been assumed to be the case, but it should be expressly stated in the program uh description, similar to what you do with uh the issuance of of the $30,000 uh first-time homeowners assistance program. And you're going to do that tonight. For one, under
019the loan terms and conditions sections, it stated that following repayment, the ADU may continue to be rented and occupied according to the East East Hampton Town ADU rental regulations. The word may, should be, shall, or must. any ADU is contrary to the single family zoning rules and regulations and where and whether or not the construction assistance grant has been paid back, an ADU can only be lawfully occupied in accordance with the town ADU regulations. Next, the statement under loan terms and conditions states that if the ADU program regulations are violated, the recipients of the construction assistant grants could be required quote unquote to immediately repay the loan in full and quote unquote may be subject to penalties. Use of words like could be and may be are nebulous and stronger and clearer language should be
020used instead. Next, the use of the language may be subject to penalties without any statement of what penalties are applicable makes that statement meaningless and uninforceable. That's all I have for this public hearing. Thank you. >> Thank you, David. >> Could you leave your comments with the clerk? Would you mind? >> Thank you. >> Would anyone else like to address the board on this public hearing? Matthew, is there anyone on the line? >> We have one caller that's on the line. I'll I'll mute them. >> Great. Thank you. >> I'm I'm on the line for a separate matter about 9193 Industrial Road. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Motion to close. >> We have no other callers. >> Okay, great. Thank you. Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Michael, if you could please read the
021second meeting notice. Please take notice that the town board hereby directs that a public hearing shall be held on June 4, 2026 at 6 p.m. or soon after as this matter can be heard at East Hampton Town Hall, 159 Panagle Road, East Hampton, New York to hear any and all persons either for or against a local law entitled a local law to amend chapter 255 zoning of the East Hampton Town Code to allow for accessory staff housing. Is that it? I'm sorry. That's it. >> Okay, that was quick. All right. Thank you. Anyone like to address the board on this public hearing? Matthew, is there anyone on the line for accessory staff housing? >> No, we have no additional callers. >> Motion to close. >> Second. All in favor? Michael, if you could please read
022the third meeting notice. Please take notice that pursuant to section 2477 of the general municipal law of the state of New York and provisions of the East Hampton Town Code, the town board of the town of East Hampton, New York will hold a public hearing in the town hall meeting room 159 Panagle Road, East Hampton, New York, Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard concerning the following grant of scenic and conservation easement to town of East Hampton. Grant toward the Jonathan E. Goldman Trust. Type of easement scenic and conservation. Date of easement February 19, 2026. Location 51 East Lake Drive, Monttok, S of County Tax Map 300-20-2-16. Reviewing agency, zoning board of appeals. Great. >> Thank you. Would anyone like to address the board on
023this public hearing? >> Matthew, is there anyone on the line? >> Uh, no additional callers at this time. Thank you. >> Motion to close. >> Second. All in favor? I. >> Michael, if you could please read the fourth meeting notice. >> Please take notice. The town board hereby directs that a public hearing shall be held on June 4, 24, at 6 p.m. or soon after, as this matter can be heard at East Hampton Town Hall, 159 Pinnacle Road, East Hampton, New York, to hear any and all persons either for or against the removal of the following properties from the airport layout plan for the East Hampton Town Airport by using prior expenses paid by the town's general fund for the airport's benefit within the past six years to offset the fair market sale value of
024the properties. Tax Map 3001 192-3-37.11311 Wayne Scott Northwest Road which is 5.65 acres. Suffach County Tax Map 300-192-3-43.1 which is 75 industrial road 2.76 acres. Tax map 3001 91-2-2 91 Industrial Road 1.84 84 acres tax suffer county tax map 300-191-2-3 93 industrial road 2.16 acres a negative declaration has been made by the town board for the removal of the properties from the ALP under the state environmental quality review act and the town code >> thank you Michael anyone here like to address David. Good evening again. When I saw the text of resolution 2026906, which was adopted on May 21st, which schedules this public hearing, I was surprised that such a significant and major topic had not been the subject of discussion at any work session that I can recall. If I missed it, I apologize
025for my oversight, but I don't believe it was ever discussed at a work session. Am I correct? I >> I don't believe it was. >> Okay. All right. When I read the resolution, I was dumbfounded by the notion that the 5.65 acre property at 131 Wayne Scott Northwest Road, which currently houses a very active town police squ headquarters, could possibly have a fair market value of zero. I read appraisals as part of my work, so I was curious. So I set about to research the proposed action and simply could not find any explanation or any posted relevant documents. So I asked the town clerk for a copy of the appraisals for that particular property. I was initially told that I might receive them in 20 days or that I would receive a response in 20
026days. Then I asserted the public's right to receive public's rights pursuant to the open meetings law to review relevant documents at least 24 hours before the scheduled public meeting where they would be discussed. Well, lo and behold, I did receive those documents I requested last night at 5:58. So, you had two minutes to spare. When I reviewed the documents I received, I saw that this spring one of the town's outside council, Mr. Regano for airport who handles airport related matters and other matters for the town had ordered a set of two appraisals for six different properties as well as a review appraisal for each of those six properties which included to my surprise this 97 acre gun club property. So my interest in this matter was truly peaked. The Gun Club property is not involved
027in tonight's hearing, but it was involved in the engagement to retain appraisers and review appraisers to review six different properties within the airport layout plan. When I studied the tax maps of the six appraised properties and aerial photographs of 75 and 77 Industrial Road, which as you all know is used by LTV and others, and saw that those two properties had effectively been merged as a matter of law because they contain two large structures that straddle the common property boundary, but that the proposed action tonight was to only remove one of those two conjoined properties from the airport layout plan. I was truly intrigued how an appraiser could only appraise one half of each of these buildings. The more I read of this proposed action, the more I began to realize there was more going
028on than met the eye. The town has apparently been, I have learned, the town has apparently been fighting with the FAA for quite some time now over the legal obligation created by prior FAA grant assurances to collect fair market rent from all non-avviation users of properties located within the airport layout plan. I have no idea how the lay airport layout plan was done when and why why it includes properties on the south side of industrial road but that's [clears throat] what there you all have to live with that I believe that strictly as a litigation tactic someone dreamed up a set of circumstances whereby the town could possibly get out from under the FAA imposed burden to the extent of the approximately $7 million that the town expended in the effort to help the water
029authority lay new water manes in a wide area of Wayne Scout Wayne Scott of the airport deemed to be required due to pollution of the groundwater believed to be caused primarily by firefighting foam on or near the airport. In my opinion, the litigation strategy and technique being employed here are too extreme and unrealistic to be accepted as credible. It is really a sham in some respects which makes this entire public hearing suspect. Add to that the fact that council for the town have already prepared and put on tonight's agenda as part of tonight's [clears throat] agenda resolution 2026 983 which will approve the actions under consideration for which a public hearing was legally required as a necessary prerequisite. Talk about placing the cart before the horse. So, how did two reputable appraisers and a highly
030qualified reviewer appraiser all come to the conclusion that 131 Wayne Scott Northwest Road has a fair market value of $0? First, let me note that they all actually concluded the property containing the town police headquarters has a market value of approximately $5 million. So, what could reduce that record, that figure to zero dollars? Council for the town advised the appraisers that they must make what appraisers call an extraordinary assumption that there is a real and present obligation for the owner of this property to expend about $5 million to remediate the subject property due to groundwater contamination. If this assumption is found to be false, it would alter the appraiser's opinion and conclusions. Extraordinary assumptions presume as fact otherwise uncertain information about physical, legal, or economic characteristics of the subject property. Yet nowhere in the relevant
031documents is there any documentation whatsoever of that extraordinary assumption being a fact. In essence, the town's airport council simply told the appraisers to subtract $5 million from their opinion of value. And that's how it was done. Just so you have a better understanding of how of what the appraisers actually wrote, one of the two appraisers, and this appraisal was prepared for Mr. Reggano for litigation purposes. This is from Frederick Ford of Hampton's appraisal service in Southampton. The subject property is known to be affected by environmental conditions associated with contamination requiring investigation and remediation under the oversight of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. No independent environmental reports, cost estimates, or engineering studies were provided to the appraiser, and the appraiser is not qualified to detect or evaluate hazardous substances or quantify remediation requirements.
032This appraisal has been developed under the hypothetical condition that the subject property is considered as if remediated, meaning that all necessary investigation, remediation, and regulatory closure have been completed in accordance with applicable standards and that the property is in a condition suitable for its condition for its continued use as as of the effective date of the appraisal. The value conclusion under this hypothesis conclusion, I'm sorry, the value conclusion under this hypothetical condition reflects the market value of the property assuming a clean compliant environmental status. In addition, this appraisal incorporates an extraordinary assumption regarding the cost to cure the identified environmental condition based on information provided by the client. In other words, the client told the appraiser what number to use as the anticipated cost required anticipated costs. The anticipated cost of remediation is estimated to
033be at least $5 million. This estimate has not been independently verified by the appraiser and is assumed to be reasonable and reflective of market participant expectations. The ASIS value of the property has been derived by deducting this estimated remediation cost from the concluded as if remediated value of $4,750,000 resulting in an indicated value that is effectively negative. Enough of the appraisal verbiage. Let me just go on to one other quick thing. when I realized that there was another issue with regard to 75 and 77 industrial road, that's the property that uh LTV and others use with major buildings straddling the the property line. I asked for a supplemental request to the town clerk, which was very kind enough to provide to me this morning. So I haven't had a chance to fully read it, but
034what I realized was you are dis proposing if you adopt the resolution you've already put on the agenda to take number 75 industrial road out of the airport lay um plan but not 77 the adjacent property that contains half of the buildings. So I thought that was strange. So, I took a look at it and it turns out that what the appraisers did was they simply evaluated both properties as if vacant, as if those buildings, which is substantial, had to be removed because of either the zoning violation of having a building on on a property line or because they're the tenants buildings and a landlord, the town can require the tenant to remove the improvements that they made as if someone would not want to use those substantial buildings and that they had no value
035to add to the property. Anyway, what you should need what you need to know is that you're valuing 75 industrial road as vacant property only and you're not including 77 industrial road in this proposed action to uh alter the to take it out from the airport layout plan. So that's uh all I have. I thought it was interesting. I thought it was worth this discussion since you haven't had that discussion with council and public and you weren't planning apparently to have any discussion about this topic tonight and simply just move right on to the next step of uh giving Mr. Reana what he wants for litigation purposes uh and to take and to remove some properties from the airport layout plan. I think it's kind of extraordinary. I think that someone's trying to pull the
036wool over the eyes of the FAA, but go for it. Thank you, >> Matthew. Is there anyone on the line for this public hearing? >> Yeah, we have the gentleman that's been waiting. We have another caller as well. I'll put the first caller through. >> Great. All right. Beautiful. Please put him through. >> Hello, town board. Alan Rosenthal calling here. As you know, I've been calling to complain about 549 and 550 Wayne Scott Road. I know that's a different topic where you're trying to purchase the land and use it for affordable housing even though it's on an aquifer and should be protected. I was actually calling in I sent a letter to the um uh for official to the public record with the town clerk. I support what the town is doing with the airport
037layout plan particularly regarding 91 and 93 uh industrial road. those properties. It sounds like the town has already spent a lot of money on them and that they're having to spend money and I respect the town not wanting to waste money like they have on other properties for affordable housing. So, I am glad that they're trying to save money and use this. I support it. Um, after hearing what David, the last caller, had to say, I have to agree that with our purchase, the town has done similar stuff of not providing documentation, not being clear. Uh, Mr. Reggano is also the attorney on some litigation that's going on regarding the land and he has not provided a clear picture of when the town is voting on it, if they're voting on it, and if they're
038doing that. So, I'm hoping to receive an update from you on this call. But uh also I want to formally submit that 91 and 93 Industrial Road is the perfect site for affordable housing. Unlike 549 and 550 Wayne Scott Northwest Road which are in the aquifer, the Suffs County Groundwater Protection Area which the town historian and the legislator who's present at the meeting could tell you are important areas to be preserved. Housing should not be built on the aquafer. Instead, it should be built in locations like 91 and 93 Industrial Road, which is already located next to a affordable housing, supportive housing development, which the town has already spent money on infrastructure with, which is closer to public transportation, and which would provide for much better housing. The clearing on that land is not as
039restricted. It's not part of the water recharge overlay district. Even though there's less acres, uh the infrastructure is there, the acreage allows more clearing. The current zoning allows more dwelling units. By buying 549 and 550 W Northwest Road, the town is wasting funds and engaging in a similar practice of deception and putting the wall over people's heads and trying to avoid environmental review. You also declared that land uh not requiring review even though development is foreseeable. So the purpose of my call is firstly I'd like to find out about 549 550 Rates got Northwest Road what the status is there. Secondly I would like to implore you guys to preserve 549 and 550 Ratescott Northwest Road. That is what the law requires. That is what preservation law is. That is what the town historian could
040tell you has been the 40-year adopted policies and principles. I believe that we also did not have the right documentation and information at the town hearing and that the town without having natural resources review or any other department review. I just got my foil request today that I made before the hearing after delays by the town and it does not appear to have had the required advisory board review or natural resources review. the town should we review this under preservation guidelines and instead of wasting money on housing at 549 and 550 WCOT Northwest Road where zoning does not permit it to be built, they should be using that money to build actual housing like the law requires and the community housing fund can pay the town general municipal fund for 91 and 93 industrial road.
041Those properties could also be removed. They are vacant wooded acres. The town cannot own them in their general municipal fund and just sit on them and not use them like they did at uh the other property about talk that was brought up at the debate. The town needs to use this property. Use this for affordable housing. This is a better site than the Wayne Scott Northwest Road housing. Don't waste public money on Wayne Scott Northwest Road. Don't avoid the environmental review. Do what's right. Let us know. So, can you tell me what's going on with 549 and 550 and if you will refer it to preservation for review as the law requires and if you will use the industrial road properties for affordable housing and uh refer those to the housing advisory board. >> Alan,
042thank you for your comments. >> No, this is not a we're not going back and forth here. We're just taking public comments. So, if you want to call the office here, >> I'm just asking questions of when the hearing is going to be, >> if you're going to vote on it, and if you're going to do what it's you're supposed to do. >> Yeah, we >> Alana, I'll follow up with you. >> There's an election coming up. We all deserve >> Go ahead. >> Yes. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Matthew, if you could please put the next caller through, please. Hello. >> Hello. You're on the air. >> Yes. >> Hi, this is Lorraine Bonaventura. I'm calling I I wasn't able to get through at the brief time that the 255 zoning resolution
043was open for accessory staff housing. So I wanted to comment on that but I wanted to say in a broader sense the last two people who spoke one on the line and one in person illustrates to me what I said in the letter that I sent to the town board today that you the town board needs to implement a plan now for a new comprehensive plan for East Hampton. It's been more than 20 years since the previous plan was completed. Everyone on the board and everyone in the town knows how many changes have taken place in the last 20 years. Updating the existing plan continuously does not Yes. Yes. >> You're interrupting me. Yes. >> Oh, well, no. Well, we still have a public hearing. >> I'm trying to address the Yes. But I missed
044that very short window. I wasn't able to get through on the phone. >> So I want to talk about the accessory staff housing. But I would just say that the last two callers illustrate to me >> if you could just hold on for a minute that we can close the record and then we can hear your comments. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Matthew, is there is there anyone else on the line? Matthew, >> we have no additional callers. >> Okay. >> Motion to close. >> Second. All in favor? >> All right. Matthew, please put Lraine through. >> This is public. >> Yes, we're in public portion now. >> So, yes. Great. Okay. So, to me, the two town code sections that address the workforce housing and accessory staff housing are intimately related. And I
045tried to convey that in the letter that I sent today. Um I I assumed that there'll be a discussion again because it was in the newspaper about the workforce housing, but there are many things that are stipulated in the quite complicated and complex uh accessory staff housing document that affect what would be workforce housing. They they affect each other and the nature of the 90 days to one year lease terms, the permit limits for 25 special permits, the amount of what the rent controls would be, all of those are would be related to the workforce housing rule. So specifically, I just asked some questions about the workforce the the accessory staff housing uh because it's unclear in the in the document that I read. Does the 25 special permits apply annually or is this a
046cap? It says that that you would be able to open it up to additional special permits. Um, I I see every day driving around that the employer workplaces already do not comply with what are listed in the general standards. And so I can foresee extreme enforcement difficulties, strain on the budget, additional personnel required. There's so many different parts of it that could be problematic. Uh and the basic question then is should people's employment be tied to their housing and who is the beneficiary of this? Is it the employee or is it the employer? So there's I really would like the town board to delay voting on this resolution, come back to the workforce housing resolution which had a lot of issues that we are aware of. One of which, and I I would like to
047know the answer about this one, the affordable the accessory staff housing. Were there uh attorneys that gave you input on on drafting this legislation? Were they the same attorneys that gave you the input on drafting the workforce housing legislation? Uh I think the that the residents of the town deserve to know these answers uh as did Mr. Kelly or TWAM have a party to both of this legislation changes. um when the when I read the part about all the different possibilities for um who can reside in this housing, the staff housing and and what the rents would become. They exceed the 5600 they could go and and they're very complicated. And to put all of this into the one resolution to me needs it needs a lot more time and study on the town board
048and also by the town residents. So I think there's a lot of unanswered questions. I I urge the town once again I I did ask about this in person. No matter how many updates there have been to the comprehensive plan, there needs to be a new townwide comprehensive plan that is begun and address so many complex issues that only become more critical and have become more critical in the last 20 years. Uh increase in population, diminishment of public space, increase in traffic. There's there's just these are like band-aids that you want to add and and they're complicated and they need more study. >> All right. Say >> thank you. >> Oh, one more thing. Wait, one more thing. I sent the letter to you directly as well as the town board, but your your email
049has bounced back. um, Supervisor Gonzalez twice. >> So, I don't know what that's due to, if it's from my end or from your email address. So, perhaps you can take a look at that. >> Thank you. >> Okay, we're going to go now to the back to the main meeting room and we have someone signed up for public portion. Nancy, did you want to speak to the board? >> Thank you. I just first >> What? Could we wait please till you get to the to the podium and to the microphone so folks at home can hear you and we just ask if you could just please state your name for the record so that the clerk can get it. >> My name is Nancy Guard and I've spoken with you on the phone >> into
050the microphone if you want to pull it down a little bit so that we can hear. Should I repeat? My name is Nancy Guard and I wanted to thank you all for your time. I've spoken with you on the telephone. I don't think people realize how how much you put into all of these different things. I don't think I could deal with this kind of negativity if I was in your shoes. And I'll make my comments very brief. [clears throat] I think that representative Ian Calder Piedmont is uh a leaison to affordable housing. Is that right? >> That's right. >> Okay. So, I'm already wasting your time because you would be the man I would need to speak with. Um, I've been waiting for 12, 13 years to be in affordable housing and um, everything
051becomes contentious like this, a lot of lack of trust and um, hostility and people don't just talk to each other. I know that sounds stupid. I'm not an intellectual. I'm not well educated, but I know that if you want somebody's help, you have to ask for it and you have to explain your situation and I don't hear that going on here. I hear a lot of lack of trust and lack of willingness to be on the same page. So, I thank you. I don't want to be like that and maybe I could schedule an appointment to speak with you. >> Definitely if you leave your contact information with the clerk office. We have it in our office. We can share >> and thank you all for your time. >> Great. Thank you, Nancy. >> Okay.
052Would anyone else like to address the board? David, >> we we we have it already. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> [laughter] >> I appreciate that you don't like to field questions, but uh I've been very busy to work for a while now and I've lost track of where you're at with the major bonding for major recreational improvements in Wayne Scott perhaps in Amagancet and who knows where else. Um is anything happening that we will see and be able to use for this summer? I don't know. >> You're looking asking about pickle ball courts particularly. >> Not not I'm not I'm not a one tune one trick pony. Okay. I play other games but yes pickle ball is my main game. >> We ground break on Thursday. >> What? >> Groundbreaking's Thursday. >> Thank you. >>
053You're welcome. >> Which one? Am >> Steven Hans Wayne Scott. >> Thank you David. Okay, back to Matthew. Is there anyone else on the line? >> Yes, we have a new caller on the line. I'll put him through. >> Great. Thank you. >> Hello. Uh Alan Rosenthal again. My last call was about 9193 Industrial Road supporting it and that it should be used for affordable housing. I'm calling now again about 549 and 550 Wade Scott Northwest Road. Again, I'm a supporter of affordable housing. We just heard that woman speak who needs housing and we've heard about problems with transparency and communication and mistrust and um everything is kind of resonating and I'm just wondering in the spirit of that in the spirit of the election if you could please provide information on 549 and 550
054Wayne Scott Northwest Road when is the town planning on voting on this and effectating if the deal is going to happen? Will the town consider it for preservation as their preservation plan and adopted policies and uh all of the environmental stewardship that we've been hearing about from candidate Kathy Burke Gonzalez on Instagram? Will that preservation be even reviewed and will the property be considered? And if you do move forward with the property for housing, will you consider the 9193 Scott as a better alternative? And if you do buy it, will you follow the same zoning codes as all of the residents are with the limited restricted clearing? I think the residents deserve to know those answers in the spirit of all the transparency that you've been hearing about. >> Alan, why don't you talk to
055>> Yeah, Ian will has offered to speak to you tomorrow. So, why don't you we can follow up with you. Yeah, we've spoken a number of times, even including this week, Elon, and I I I will keep you posted. >> Yes. And I appreciate you wanting to follow the law. This is more about transparency for the public, not just for me. Like everyone's been saying, we deserve to know what's going on and what the town is actively doing. You know, in the in the neighbors lawsuit, Mr. McGano was very unclear about the status of your thing. It's if it's happening, if it's not happening, if you've decided it or not. So, all I'm asking is a status update. All right. You'll you speak to Ian tomorrow and you guys and you could he will give
056you an update on where things stand. >> Will you consider the property for preservation when it's sent to the preservation board tomorrow for review? The preservation advisory board. >> Hello. >> I I Yes. I don't know what you're referring to and we will clarify everything tomorrow. the property fits all the criteria like I said at the hearing of being preserved and so I believe the town didn't do the proper review and that it should be reserve reserved by the preservation board it's listed as a priority the drinking water we talked about the comprehensive plan needing adjustment uh your comprehensive plan says this area should be preserved so unless it's adjusted you're supposed to follow it so I'm asking if you're going to follow your own plan or if there's a is there a new thing
057that affordable housing is more important in the aquafer and environmental protections that we don't know about. >> Okay. I hope voters are watching. Thank you. >> Okay. >> All right. Matthew, is there anyone else on the line? >> We have no additional callers on the line. >> Okay. So, we're going to go to resolutions. Thank you, Supervisor. I will start with resolution number 2026927. This is warrant number 6A. Approval of claims in the amount of 1,928,6510 and $86,88155 respectively. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> 928 is for a wellness 60 plus Quiong program being issued by Margaret Aayakone. Uh this is a cost to the town not to exceed $3,000. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Um 929 is for Civic PL Civic Plus doc access and ADA compliancy. Uh
058this is um to allow for town documents um to be scannable um and readable uh which helps us meet our ADA requirements. This is a cost to the town of $4,52545. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> For comments very quickly on this one if I may. Um, I want to thank the town clerk uh who who helped with this as well. Um, we we met with Civic Plus to discuss this. Um, this is actually a great investment by the town. Not only does it provide ADA access, but actually makes all our scanned PDF documents searchable online, which is a huge thing because historically those are image documents which are not searchable. So, having this done is going to increase public access to our information hugely. So um thank you to the town cler for
059your support with us. >> So all in favor I >> 9:30 is to appoint temporary assistant emergency preparedness coordinator Aubry ISO uh at the ali rate of $35 beginning at June 1st 2026 retroactively ending August 30th 2026. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I 931 is a notice to bid eh26035 for the supply and delivery of food services and kitchen items for June 2026. The bid is available June 11th, 2026 and due back due July 2nd, 2026. For more information, please contact the purchasing office at purchasing ehamptonny.gov. >> Second. >> All in favor. >> 932 is noted to biders EH26036 for supply and delivery of food items uh for June 2026. Bid is available June 11th, 2026 and due back July 2nd, 2026. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. 933 is to
060reject bid EH2627 for rolloff containers for sanitation. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> 934 is a notice to biders EH26038 for rolloff containers for sanitation. A rebid. >> Second. >> All in favor. >> 935 is a budget modification for sanitation department decreasing budget line in full-time salaries in the amount of 87,000 and increasing the same amount in motor vehicles repairs and supply. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. 936 is a resolution to authorize intellectual property license agreement with the older adult technology services. Um this is for a program to do education and training with our seniors um on uh instructional materials and other resources necessary um to provide literacy and technology for adults aged 60 plus. >> Second >> discussion. I just want to recognize uh human services director Diane Petricio. you found
061this opportunity and had to make a presentation to a whole team in order to be awarded this project and uh I think this is going to fit in great with our programming at the senior center. >> Absolutely. And I would also mention that Heath Leeman is um really partnering with us on this to get some laptops as well to our seniors to allow um for them to access um with technology we're providing. So thank you to both parties for this. >> All in favor? 937 to appoint temporary office assistant to the fire prevention office. Uh Brendan McFersonson be appointed 90 days beginning June 8th, 2026. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> It's my pleasure to offer resolution 2026 938. This is to authorize a payment to PSEG from 2024 in the amount $1,860.69. >>
062Second. All in favor? >> I. 939 is author's eyes payment to PSNG from 2024 in the amount of $561.94. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> 9440 is to authorize a payment to PSNG from 2024 in the amount of $917.30. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> 941 is to authorize a payment to PSG from 2024 in the amount of 74. >> Second. All in favor? I. >> I. 942 is accepted proposal for construction support for the uh New York 27 resttop storm water payment to DMB DMB engineers. Uh the cost is not to exceed $187,680. >> Second. All in favor? >> I 943 is the pay deductible to Liber in the amount of $1,000. >> Second. All in favor? I 944 is authorized a CPF water quality award for uh round one
063of 2026 to clear pays environmental uh and this amount is $49,750 >> second. All in favor? >> 945 is authorized CPF water quality award for round 1226 to 51 North Main Street. Uh, and this is for on-site wastewater and the amount is $35,216. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> 946 is authorized CPF water quality award for round one26 the net peak camping club and this is also for a wastewater treatment improvement in the amount of $469,430. >> Second. All in favor? I. 947 is to authorize a CPF water quality award for round one 2026 treescape 11B IA upgrade and this is also wastewater treatment improvement uh for wastewater treatment improvement project type funding award is $416,280 >> second all in favor >> I 948 is authorized the CPF water quality award for round
064one 2026 the marina fashia LLC road sita Again, this is a wastewater uh treatment improvement project type funding award is $300,000. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> 949 is authorized CPF water quality award for round one 2026 New York State CCWT for the Wayne Scott Pond PRB. This is a a project type of the non-point source uh pollution abatement groundwater treatment. Funding award is $39,529. >> Second. All in favor? I 950 is appoint seasonal lifeguards to the recreational department for May and June 2027 recre uh retroactive to the dates listed below for the names, positions and pay scales listed below. Also >> second all in favor. >> 951 is a terminal seasonal lifeguards uh did not work for May 2026 listed below. >> Second. All in favor. >> 952 is termite seasonal employees
065in the parks department that did not work for May 2026. names, positions, date listed below. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> 953 is accept resignation of seasonal custodial worker one. This is in uh the parks and recreation department. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> 954 is a reject bid. Eh26-028. This is for the purchase and delivery of personal watercraft. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. 955 is a notice of bidder. It's EH26-032. for the bucket truck for street lighting. The bid is available June 4th, 2026. The bid is due back June 25th, 2026. Please contact purchasing department further questions. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. 956 is the notice of biders for EH26-037. This is the purchase and delivery personal watercraft. This is a rebid. The bid is available
066for June 4th, 2026. This bid is due back June 12th, 2026. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. 957 accept the bid EH26-020. This is for the George Kapon New York 27 rest stopward debatement the Lio Coal and Stone Company DBA as South Fork Asphalt and uh the bid amount is 1,43,475. >> Second. All in favor? >> I 958 is appoint seasonal recreational aid in the rec in the recreation department for June 2026. uh names listed below and they're effective June 5th, 2026. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> 959 is a budget modification for the aquaculture department decreasing budget lines for full-time salaries in the amount of $1,100 and New York State retirement in the same amount of $1,100 increasing the budget line for general repairs in the amount of $2,200. >> Second.
067All in favor? I >> 960 is authorized title search for Montalk bottom lake lands. Uh, and this would be uh the financial impact of this was $2,685 to Spano Abstract Service Corp. >> Second. All in favor? I >> I have resolution 961. It's point volunteer intern to the natural resources department, Daniel Bittton. Uh, this is for uh volunteering to assist with the piping pro clover monitoring program effective June 15, 2026. >> Second. >> All in favor? 962 is to appoint intern to the natural resources department Wyatt Scopav Normani. Uh uh this is also uh to be a seasonal volunteer intern to assist with the piping clover monitoring program effective June 15, 2026. >> Second. >> All in favor? I uh resolution uh 963 is to establish nitrogen smart communities advisory task force whereas the town
068of East Hampton believes that nitrogen pollution poses a real and increasing threat to the waters of Long Island and adopted the nitrogen smart communities pledge on April 16th, 2026 via resolution 2026 9 659. Whereas the town of East Hampton believes that nitrogen is leading cause of water quality deterioration in surface waters and ground waters which lead to low oxygen conditions, fish kills, and degraded marine habitats as well as contaminating the sole source of drinking water on Long Island. um resolved that the town of East Hampton hereby establishes the nitrogen smart communities advisory task force initially to be comprised of the following member members names and organizations positions listed below. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Resolution 964 is the approval of MBX Sports LLC seasonal special events permit for 2026. >> Second. >>
069All in favor? I. Resolution uh 965 is to schedule a public hearing uh for a grant of scenic and conservation easement at 240 West Lake Drive, Malk. This hearing will be held on Thursday, June 18th at 6 PM. The grtors are David Welsh and Lisa Welsh. The reviewing agency is the zoning board of appeals. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. >> Resolution uh 966 is approval of various special events. This is for the July 2026 fireworks event. Resolved that the following special events are hereby approved with the conditions agreed upon by the reviewing committee. One is Devon Yach Club Independence Day dinner and fireworks uh at Devon Yach Club and this will take place on Friday uh July 3rd at 4 PM. Uh the rain date is Sunday July 5th at 4 p.m. to
07010:30 p.m. Next is MAK Chamber of Commerce MAK Chamber 2026 Fourth of July fireworks. This is taking place at Long Island Sound Malk Inlet Malk Saturday July 4th 900 PM Rain Date Saturday July 18th 900 PM and lastly the Clam Shell Foundation 43rd annual fireworks display three mile harbor in Springs um Saturday uh July 11th at 9:30. >> Second move for comment if I may. I just want to call out with the Mont Chamber of Commerce event that this is taking place not um in downtown this year. That'll be taking place off Cosman's dock offshore. Um there is a lot of planning going into this um with regards to traffic flows etc. But just to let the public know that is a change for this year. >> All in favor? I >> I have also
071a re res I'm sorry re resolution [laughter] uh nine uh67 is to amend resolution 2026 712 approval of cory's wave seasonal special event permit there was a small change in the in the number of of students and the times >> second >> all in favor >> I >> resolution 968 is amend resolution 2026 380 clean energy community awards whereas the town of Board of East Hampton previously adopted resolution number 2026 380 authorizing the acceptance of a $100,000 grant from NAERTA and authorizing the use of such funds for the replacement of electric vehicle charging stations at the Amigans atit municipal parking lot resolve that the town board hereby directs the budget officable funds for an appropriate budget account for the placement of electric vehicle charging stations at the Amigans at municipal parking lot in an amount
072not to exceed $45,000. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I resolution 969. This is to list appointment to office assistant Spanish speaking for Anacampos and the town clerk's office is an hourly rate of $26.74 which is $48,658.97 annually for a 35 hour work week effective June 15, 2026. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Resolution 970. This is a first-time home buyers down payment assistance a board in the amount of $30,000. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. Resolution 971. This is to amend resolution 2026 821. Um this is just to correct the budget lines for various CBDG projects that are being transferred. Um all the amounts stay the same and the total amount is 75,476.88. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. >> Resolution 2026972 is to appoint seasonal traffic
073control officers with the East Hampton Town Police Department May 2026. Second. All in favor. 973 is to extend contract EH24-020 supply and delivery of auto parts 2024 to Advanced Stores doing business as Advanced Auto Parts, Gradea A Petroleum, Fleet Pride, Inc. and Morgan Auto Supply. Second. All in favor? I. >> 974 is a compensatory time payout for Emily Fiser. In accordance with the department head employment policy, earned compensatory time for department heads is capped at 24 hours per calendar year. Emily Fischer was appointed to the department head of human resources effective April 20th and audited time records indicate that she had an acred compensatory time. So this is entitles her to a payout of $11,250. Second, sorry, just there's a typo in the second paragraph. um indicate that he should be that she >> the
074second is amended. >> All in favor? >> I. >> 2026975 is a list appointment to police officer. The following candidates are hereby appointed to the position of police officer for the East Hampton Town Police Department at an annual salary of $69,21062. Christian Castro, Mark Milo Jr., and Christian Rivera. Second. All in favor? >> I. 976 is to accept the resignation of part-time harbor master Thomas Lambert effective retroactive to March 29th. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. 977 is to reimburse court filing fees for Laura Gladill in the amount of $46.35. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. >> 978 is reimbursement for food for the 3M Harbor Fireworks for 2026 in an amount not to exceed $950. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> 979 is to accept bid EH26026 for the
075printing of miscellaneous forms and it goes to Rididgewood Press and Courier Printing Corp. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. >> 980 is to authorize the payment of a 2025 invoice to Edge in the amount of $5,000. >> Second. All in favor? I. 981 is a release of the performance bond for South Fork Wind LLC. Uh they it's we're releasing the remaining $500,000. Second. All in favor? Hi. >> 982 is a list appointment to public safety dispatcher 1 to the East Hampton Town Police Department and that is Amanda Thompson at an annual rate of $60,454.36 effective June 14th. Second. All in favor? 983 is an after hearing resolution. This is to authorize the removal of 131 Wayne Scott Northwest Road, 75 Industrial Road, 91 Industrial Road, and 93 Industrial Road from the airport layout plan
076for the East Hampton Town Airport. Second. All in favor? I. >> 984 is to approve graphic design and publication for the town semiquincentennial historical trail marker challenge in an amount not to exceed $3,12. Second. All in favor? I. >> 9.85 85 is a budget modification for the police department and we're decreasing full-time salaries in the amount of $35,000 and increasing uniforms for 15,000, food for 10,000 and training for$10,000. Second. All in favor? I. 9.86 is to authorize the payment to AAA in the amount of $395. Second. All in favor? I. >> So that's everything that we have, right? >> Motion to close. >> Second. All in favor? I. Thank you, Matthew. Got it.